Galesburg City Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,195 and it contained 14,280 housing units.[2] It is coextensive with the city of Galesburg, which is mostly surrounded by Galesburg Township.[3]
Galesburg City Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location in Knox County | |
![]() Knox County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°57′00″N 90°22′41″W | |
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County | Knox |
Area | |
• Total | 17.93 sq mi (46.4 km2) |
• Land | 17.75 sq mi (46.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2) 1.00% |
Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 30,960 |
• Density | 1,813.8/sq mi (700.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61401, 61410, 61436 |
FIPS code | 17-095-28352 |
In the 2001 fiscal year, the township employed eighteen individuals and operated with expenditures of $849,752.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.93 square miles (46.4 km2), of which 17.75 square miles (46.0 km2) (or 99.00%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) (or 1.00%) is water.[2]
The township contains these six cemeteries: Brookside, East Linwood, Hope, Lewis, Linwood and Memorial Park.
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2016 (est.) | 30,960 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
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County seat: Galesburg | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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